How effective is the enhanced cognitive interview when aiding recall retrieval of older adults including memory for conversation?

Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-270

  Prescott, Katherine ^a   Milne, Rebecca ^a   Clarke, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive interview; Conversation; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053563642     PISSN: 15444759     EISSN: 15444767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jip.142     Document Type: Article

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